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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-11-17
TFOr THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
KNAPP OF REEDS, Granville Co., n. c.,
Nov. Z, 1887.


Nov. 7, 1887.
At Ridgeway School House, in
Dutchville township, on the 25th day
Of September, we organized an ALI
ance with seven members. Since that
time several new members have been
added to our number. [ think that
the Alliance will meet the appreciation
of the farmers much better than any
organization of the past, Judging from
the enthusiastic spirit expressed in
this State and our sister Southern
States. We are on the road to per-
manent organization that will be eff
cient in bringing the farmers out of
the old ruts of oppression and setting
them higher up on the plains of sue
cess and financial prosperity
M. w. B. VEAzEY, Sec'y.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
TWO CITIES UNITE.
Boono aud Boonsboro 20 Form ono Mig
Town.

BOONE, March 14--The Republican
explains that tho vote upon annexation,
will be canvassed In each town on Mon
day next the time provided by law. The
result will be certified by the Boonsboro
clerk Of the board of trustees to the
Boone council, Ordinances will then BIO
passed by each council so declaring tho
result, and certified copy of the whole
proceedings win be filed by the Boons-
boro clerk with that of Boone and these
in turn with the county recorder and
Secretary of State, This filing completes
the ceremony and annexation Is then
deemed legally completa Then the city
council will be called upon to pass such
ordinances determining tho boundaries
and number OF the several wards as shall
seem Just and proper and II is likely that
another election will have TO be called to
complete the proper representation In tho
council, There are also delicate and
somewhat complicated matters OF debt
to be adjusted, IL will be recalled, also,
that Boonsboro has law suit ON hand,
arising out of tho town hall matter there
last year, and II Is surmised that the now
city has fallen heir to this litigation along
with other assets, There IL another
feature which thrusts itself into notice
and seems to he overlooked In the days
prior to annexation; tho town as now
constituted will have population which,
under the law, denies 1t the right to incur
~ corporation Indebtedness exceeding D
per cent Of the assessed valuation within
its limits, These and some other qucs-
tiops, known and unknown, will give the
new council occasion for the exercise OF
all their wisdom and moderation in set.
tlcment, but with prudence and delibera.
ton these matters can all be compassed
amicably.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
Removed Manifestations Showing that
Their Organizations Still Live.

CHICAGO, March 11.-State's Attorney
Grinnell is in no pleasant mood over the
renewed manifestations of life on the part
of the anarchists organizations. He has
his hands full with the county Doodle
cases, and between this and the approach
ing argument before the Supreme court
he will be busy man for some time.
Yet he realizes the fact that something
should be done to demonstrate to timid
citizens that it is not proposed to allow
the anarchists to act and talk as freely as
was their practice prior to the riot of last
May. The speech Of Albert Curtin, ed
itor of the Arbeiter Zeitung, at the big
meeting of Sunday night in which, amid
frantic cheering, he said that another
crisis was coming, that bombs and dYna-
mite should fill the air again and that his
hearers should combine and arm them.
selves and show the tyrants that they
could not grind the people into the dust
with impunity, has attracted general at
tention and been freely commented upon
in business and commercial circles
1t was as rabid a speech as any Of those
delivered upon the night of the hay.
market riot and the frantic enthusiasm
with which the sentiments were greeted,
indicated plainly that although the lives
of u of their comrades are hanging in
the balance, the spirit of resistance to the
powers that be is still as strong as ever.
Although no definite information can be
obtained at the States attorneys Office,
it is not improbable thot Curtin will be
called to account for the speech in ques-
ton, and that the police will be instruct.
ed to suppress any similar meetings on
the ground that they are dangerous to
the public peace
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
AN OHIO TRACE by.
A Girl shotby Her Lover, who is Him
self Killed.

SPRINaFIELD, o., March 10.--A shock
ing tragedy occurred on the 9th inst, on
Pleasant street, whereby Samuel Bowser,
aged about 40, shot and killed Dora jude
IS years Of age, who had rejected him,
and then shot himself or was shot. The
affair occurred In the parlor OF the girls
home. Miss Jude was sitting In chair
Bowser standing beside her. He sudden.
ly drew revolver saying: '1f you do
not marry me you shall not marry any
man." and fired. Tho ball struck her on
the side Of the head and glanced Off, but
knocked her down. Placing the pistol
TO her right cheek he fired again, the ball
passing through her brain. The girl
never uttered cry. Bowser then placed
the pistol to his chin and fired. What
occurred after that is mystery. When
the authorities arrived the parlor carpet
was covered with blood. The dead girl
lay on tho floor and Bowser lay on his
face on the sidewalk with bullet hole
In his chin and another through his fore
head. The physicians say 1t was impossi
bio for Bowser TO shoot himself In the
forehead after the chin wound and II Is
the theory that the girls brother or some
one else fired the shot that caused the
wound in the forehead. There was
another young man in the house with the
balance OF the family. He was the girls
accepted sutton. He is now missing
The chief of policies theory Is
that this young man shot Bowser
In the forehead. There was great con
fusion In the household. AS the brother
dragged the dead man to the sidewalk he
was heard to exclaim: HE shot my sis
ter and the scoundrel got his deserts"
No arrests have been made, but the
police will investigate the case
The girl was Il favorite among many
and the affair creates much excitement
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
INDIAN OUTBREAK.
Apprehensions or Trouble With I'm.
dams Near DEVILS Lake, Dakota.

BISMARCK, March Gov Church
wired Adjutant General Tyner, at Fargo,
to send some one to investigate threat.
ened outbreak Of hall. breeds and Indians
in the Turtle Mountain district. The
trouble was occasioned by an attempt to
collect taxes from the half-breeds by de-
tanning their stock, whereupon they came
armed to st. Johns, several hundred
strong, and retook the stock. Many Of
these Indians were with Riel in the late
Canadian outbreak, and trouble is feared
il they get whisky. Gov. Church has
also given General Dennis instructions to
see that the militia is in condition to
move at moments notice and great OK.
element prevails in the ranks. The Gov.
has received an answer from Adiutant
General Tyner saying he had wired per
sons living in DEVILS Lake to investigate
and would himself take the next train for
the north
Mr.. Make, of Dunleith, writes letter
urging the organization of cavalry imme-
diately. A Devils Lake special says the
trouble will probably be settled without
the use OF troops Major Cramsie, Devils
Lake Indian agent, has gone to the
mountains. At last accounts the half
breeds were in possession Of their stock
captured from the sheriff.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
SUDDEN RICHES.
How u Clothes Fodder Brought
Wealth 10 u Capitalist.
Han rranClsoo toaI1 ohronIole, March g.

San Francisco tcai) Chronicle, March s.
Gabriel karsky rang the bell. His
business was that OF II secondhand
clothesdealer and the bell was that Of
No. 10 Liberty street, where David Cohen,
II capitalist, resided. Rarsky kept little
stuliy shop ut 385 Sixth street and often
in the pursuit of his calling he took u
turn In tho fresh air and gathered mp old
garments TO be furnished up as
new. Gabriel had often rang the bell at
No. 10 Liberty street and when he did SO
this rainy afternoon, about month ago
and Mrs. Cohen came to the door she
said, pleasantly, Nothing to sell to day,
Gabriel"
81 have though" said Karsly, drawing
n crumpled paper from his pocket, rive
got Louisiana lottery ticket here and
that Is u coupon Of ticket 1887 and
want to sell It." Mrs. Cohen, however
pom, Karsky insisted and the argument
shouted from the sitting room TO take the
coupon, give tho man dollar and let him
go. The ticket and Mrs. Cohen's dollar
changed places and Gabriel pocketing the
piece went on his way in the quiet con-
tentment Of small profits
On the 10th of February the list Of
prizes was published In the Chronicle,
and Mrs, Cohen, looking over Il with
mild curiosity, saw with ama2ement that
ticket No 1887 had drawn the first
capital prize, and that her coupon was
worth $l5, 1000 She collected the money
through Wells, Fargo a. Co.'S bank, and,
remembering the circumstances of her
purchase, sent Kursly 800,
This was not the only sudden fortune
that came TO San Francisco from New
Orleans last month, Another tenth Of
the first capital prize was drawn here;
81, 600 came in u lump TO nm old woman
who held coupon OF ticket No. IA, 1915,
and two young men with Murphy, Grant
d Co., haye become $1,000 richer by
holding coupon of ticket 45, l6i, which
drew the second capital prize,
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
A HORRIBLE STORY.
The Denmcad Family Mt New Hsruns-
wick, New Jersey.

New Brunswick, N. j., March 12,--
The Brundage family, only relative Of
the Denmeads, drove in from Piscataway
Yesterday and learned Of the horrible
discovery of the day before, Detectives
of this city are inclined to believe In the
foul play theory. Ii Is certain that Sam
uel Denmead has tried underhand means
to obtain possession of the woman's
property. No marriage certificate has
been found among the papers Of the
brothers, and Mrs. Brundage freely as.
serts it is her opinion the woman was
nothing. but mistress of the three
men.
The result of the post norton exami-
nation on the bodies of Robert and Cor.
nelia Denmead showed their death was
caused by starvation. Their stomachs
were taken to Austin, where they will be
examined for traces of poison,
The Denmead family have for years
furnished gossip for the people of New
Brunswick. Eccentric and wealthy, yet
living in squalor in u wretched under.
ground hovel, they have furnished the
material for many newspaper stories
For the past two months rumors relative
TO the conduct of Mrs. Samuel Donmcad
have been flying about II being utterly
impossible to secure an entrance to the
howell owing to the fierce conduct of
Samuel Denmead, no one solved the
mystery until yesterday, Warrants for
the arrest of the Denmeads were issued
yesterday, and the chief of police accom-.
panied by officers reporters and relatives
proceeded to the hovel, On reaching the
door they were confronted by John Den
mead, one Of the brothers, who attempt
ed to prevent their entrance, but he was
easily overpowered. As the door opened
a frightful stencil assaulted the nostrils of
the party. John Denmead seeing that
resistance was useless, procured u
light and led the way into the
rear room, where upon the same bed
lay the dead bodies of Cornelia and
Robert Denmead horribly decomposed.
When asked why the fact of his relatives
death bad not been made known. John
said: I'VE were afraid they would be
taken away from us" Officers were
placed on guard at the howell and John
and Samuel Denmead were taken into
custody. A coroner's jury has been EN-
paneied TO determine the cause of death.
John says that they both died five weeks
ago, that he wanted to have them buried
and out of the way, but Samuel would
not listen to It, The bodies have been
removed by order county physician Rice.
When Samuel was taken into the wash
room of the jail to be given BATH he
fought like tiger, The coroner's jury
will meet Monday.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
A Severe Winter in Switzerland.

Since the year 1866, writes a Geneva cor
respondent Of The london Ness, no such
weather has been experienced in Switzerland
as that which has been general throughout
the country during the last fortnight. Snow
storms of exceptional severity have followed
each other with alarming rapidity, causing
considerable loss Of life and immense incon
yenience by impeding, and. In not few cases,
entirely stopping the traffic. On some OF the
railways communication has been interrupted
for two and three days at q time; and what is
Of very rare occurrence, the dilligences have
been unable TO cross the high passes In the
Juras snow lies on the roads to the depth OF
three or four feet, while In parts OF the
Engadine II is seven aud eight feet deep,
On several occasions passengers coming up
from Italy have been overtakeu by storms, and
have had to pass the night as best they could
and frequently In miserable condition,
owing to the want OF accommodation. Here
In Geneva snow has covered the ground in
abundance for many days, while the bitter
BiSe wlud has given a Siberian aspect 10 the
landscape, Reports from Haute Sayrie also
speak OF terribly severe weather, and In the
ncighborhood OF Grenola snow fell for four
days uninterruptedly, aud some OF the neigh
boring villages were entirely shut of from
the rest OF the world for forty eight hours at
stretch. Owing tn the enormous accumula,
ton OF snow which everywhere covers the
country, fears are beginning to DO expressed
ms TO the results when the warm spring
winds set in, for the melting snow will food
the rivers and probably cause serious inundas
tion. In the mountain regions much damage
has been caused by the fall OF ayalanchos,
aud few days ago one swept down near tho
Swiss entrance TO the st. Gothard tunnel, car
rying With II large tract Of pine forest, and
doing considerable Injury TO the new military
works In the course OF construction there.
Thousands OF uprooted trees and huge masses
Of debris stlll cucumber the nolghhorhood,
At Atldorf, near Flucler, there has also hern
u succession OF rock falls OF u very ALARMING
character, and at the present moment the
charming little village OF sisikon, an the well.
known hSenstrasse, is menaced with n fate
similar TO that which befell Elm IN 1881; for
n stupendous mass known as the woisse
STOLEN has parity separated Itself from tho
Frohnalp at height OF six thousand feet and
threatens 20 fall. Should II come down the
village can hardly escape destruction
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
"Oueen and Crescent"

Extract from Private Letter.
The Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas
Pacific railway known as the Queen and
Crescent route has been one of the prin-
cipal factors in the marvellous develop
ment and progress of the New South"
and it has grown to be a grand property
in which the people along its line take
Just pride. 1t runs from Cincinnati to
New Orleans through such prosperous
cities as Chattanooga, Birmingham, Tus-
caloosa and Gadsden. The writer visited
Birmingham recently and right here bears
evidence to the fact that the Magic
City" is well named. Itwould seem that
nothing short of magic could transform
a bit of town of a thousand inhabitants
into rushing, crowding, prosperous
city of 10000 people in the space of
very few years. Think of it, acre prop
erty that would not sell for more than S.
an acre three years ago is now held and
is selling in lots at anywhere from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars an acre. Rather
comfortable investment for the fellow that
got in "On the ground floor" Eli?
Tuscaloosa, formerly the capital of Ala
bama and now a pretty and prosperous
city of eight thousand people is equally
as well situated as Birmingham, with re-
spect to iron and coal and enjoys
the additional advantage of being at the
head of tide water navigation. This
town is booming already, but you may
look for big boom, boom, boom, in
my opinion before long. Right here is
a chance for the enterprising citizen to
make big money. remember very well
that travel in the south years ago-fol-
lowing the war-was anything but agree
able. Roads rough, cars dirty, eating
houses and hotels poor. Now, just the
reverse is true. You can take palatial
Mann Boudoir car on the Queen and Cries.
cent" and ride with as perfect ease
and comfort as over our best northern
roads. All appointments are fine and it
is delightful travel, particularly in the
winter months.
People from the north are rapidly go
ing into Tennessee, Alabama, and other
southern states and meet with hearty
welcome.
The dark cloud which hung over the
south so many years is surely lifting and
great prosperity is at hand. w. Il. A.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
THE PRINCESS LIKE LIKE.
story or the Recent Death Of the Sister
of King Kalalkaua.

SAN Francisco March IA CORES
pondent to the Examiner from Honolulu,
under date of February II, recounting
remarkable story concerning the recent
death of the Princess Like Like, sister OF
King Kalakaua. The communication
says: For centuries back, or as far as run
Hawaiin annuls, there has been belief
among the people that eruptions of
Mauna Loa and Kilauea were means
taken by the goddess Pele to show her
displeasure at mortal events. 1t was also
held, and the recently resurrected order
of Kahunas and soothsayers encouraged
the belief, that the only means to appease
the goddess was by the sacrifice of some
of the royal family. II will be remem-
bered that quite recently Mauna Loa, the
first time for twenty five years, has broken
out in violent eruption, laying waste
the fields below with its streams Of
lava, and threatening villages that skirt
its base Pele, they said, had put her
war paint on, and was showing her anger
at things that be. The natives, from
their huts watched the lurid light that
shone upon the mountain top, and knew
that the GOODIES was reaching out her
fiery arms for a victim of royal blood.
The Kanunas. who have lately gained
once more the favor of the king, too,
declared that Pele must be appeased to
arrest the fearful doom they said mnst
come.
They had not far to search for one who
would make the sacrifice, and while
the rumbling of the volcano made awful
thunder, Princess Like Like announced
to her people that she, the sister Of the
king, the nearest to the throne, would
lay down her life to stop the awful flow,
She openly proclaimed that she glorifed
TO make martyr of herself for her coln-
try and her people and though in the
prime of life and with o prospect of the
crown before her, she made her final pre-
parations and lay down to await the end.
1t is said that in this final proceeding
the Kahunas played no unimportant
part, and that while acting as her guar
dams and advisors they were, in fact,
practicing their dark arts upon her and
hurrying her onward to the end. For
days and days she lay among these people
and during all that time not particle Of
food was allowed to pass her lips. Death
was not speedily coming to one so full OF
life and vitality rs she had been, but star
walton did its work at last, and while the
Kahunas sat about and their incantations
were on, the spirit OF the princess left her
body, and the sacrifice was ut end.
That this good woman was cruelty
sacrificed to superstition of the Kahunas
is an open secret mt the islands, but the
slrangest part to tell is this: That upon
the day of her death, Mauna Loa, the
awful, ceased to belch its lava forth, and
for days after was in comparative quiet,
and then the hoary old soothsayers went
about among the people with many mods
and mystic signs and to day their power
is greater in the land than since the days
when Captain Cook laid his bones upon
their sandy beach.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17

The late A. w. Moore, one of the
ablest of England's permanent civil SER
vice, was notable mountain-climber.
He once went from Courmayeur over
the top of Mont Blanc to Chamounix
in single day, one of the most re.
markable feats on record. 1t was he
also who made the first ascent of Mount
Elburz, in the Caucasus, the loftiest
peak in Europe. In 1871 he became
honorary secretary of the Alpine club,
and was one of the most effective and
certainly one of the most amusing
speakers who took part in its proceed.
ings. He was gifted with an extraor-
dinarily accurate memory, and with a
large fund of ready humor. One Of his
friends of the Alpine club, who had
named each of three or four children
after particular Swiss peaks. once ap.
piled TO him to suggest suitable names,
on the same lines, for twins that had
recently arrived. Quick as thoughA
came the answer: ''Of course you
must call the boy Monty and the girl
Rosa.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-03-17
Manning is to have a sash and blind
factory added to its list Of manufacturing
ntor hi,

Manning is to have sash and blind
factory added to its list of manufacturing
enterprises this summer.
VIM. G. Thompson. collector Of In
ternal Revenue, for the Second Revenue
District of Iowa, died March o, from
Bright's disease, He was in his 51st year.
Collector Thompson was one of President
Cleveland first appointments. He took
possession of the office July /, 1885. He
was clerk of the courts for Wapello coun-
ty from 1878 to 1885. His sickness was
long and painful. his last visit to his
Office being January IA. For more than
three months he has been in semi-coma.
tose condition.
There is no change in the condition OF
the well at Belle PLANE The contractor
at one time had the famous flowing well
under control SO far that the water all
passed through an 1S-inch tube. Then he
begun filling the well with stone and
finally put in sand to fill up the spaces.
The sand was carried by the water into
the pipe and soon filled it up. This caus-
ed the water to break forth again and it
is now overlooking as before. The other
flowing wells in town ceased to furnish
water when the gusher started up. The
contractor was to receive $4,000 If sue
cessful in closing the well.s He has al.
ready spent 81 700 in his futile efforts to
close it, and the end of his contract is
about as far off as 1t was at first.
The barn on the Flannery farm, four
miles east of Guthrie Center, was destroy
ed by fire March H. 1t and the granary
with the large sheds attached to them
were entirely destroyed. Six head of
valuable work horses, two of them be-
longing to Mike Finnegan, visiting son.
in-law, persisted. All the farm machinery
and the most of the harness were burned
A lot of hay. 800 bushels of wheat, 600
of oats, and some 200 bushels Of corn
were also burned. The property was in.
sured in the State. of Des Moines.
Iowa hog growers ought to feel en-
couraged by the advance of the price of
pork Hogs last week touched the high
est figure that has been reached since
1884. All hog products except lard are
advancing, and are liable to improve con-
siderably more in price. Pork is 81 a bar
rel higher than the price Nov. /, 1886, and
has gained over 81 during the past week.
A new method of Irritation has been
discovered at Cedar Rapids. The gallant
lover writes on piece Of paper in a.bold
hand what he desires, and his lady reads
it from her retreat on the other side of
the steeet with the aid of an opera-glass.
1t is often pcrplexing task to think of
something new for an evening party or
parlor entertainment, and we consequent
~ take pleasure in calling attention to
The handsome little book, Social Amuse-
mcnts," issued by the Wabash, st. Louis
& Pacific Ry, 1t completely fills the
bill, containing all the latest and most
novel social games, charades, plays for
amateurs, parlor magic, etc, etc. Send
one silver dime and two 2-cent stamps to
the advertising department of the W., st.
L. & p. R'y., St. Louis, Mo-, and you
will receive the book by return mail.